data is taken into account, it appears that East Asian countries have enough ports relative to their population.
* In terms of world tonnage shipped by oceangoing containers, East Asian countries account for 54% (total of tonnage shipped by oceangoing containers between Asia and North America, between Asia and Europe, and between Asian countries).
* Profile of East Asian ports is indicated using other data or indexes.
(2) Conditions of East Asian ports by country, and comparison of these ports
* By country, the number of so-called major ports (those ports as defined as major port or public port by each country) in East Asian countries is as follows: Indonesia (656 ports), Japan (133), Philippines (122), China (57), Korea (45), Malaysia (25) and Thailand (20).
* Total cargos handled at the ports by country (unit: million tons) are as follows: Japan (3,418: 1995), China (1,023: 1994), Korea (663: 1995), Indonesia (494: 1995).
